Tacitly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tacit \Tac"it\, a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be silent, to
     pass over in silence; akin to Goth. [thorn]ahan to be silent,
     Icel. [thorn]egja, OHG. dag[=e]n: cf. F. tacite. Cf.
     {Reticent}.]
     Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent;
     as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not


     interposing an objection. -- {Tac"it*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The tacit and secret theft of abusing our brother in
           civil contracts.                         --Jer. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tacitly
       adv : in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement; "they are
             tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day"